Hello,
We are planning to visit next month and I am trying to research my husbands family. His emmigrant ancestor was James Connell, Roman Catholic and supposedly born in 1816. His death certificate and gravestone only say, native of Co. Cork, but family stories claim they were from Charleville and his father was Michael. However, based on naming patterns the family continued to use for generations, I think his father could have been John.
I have a subscription to Ancestry and rootsireland, but struggle to find any records for James baptism, in part because I am unclear about Charleville. Was/is it Charleville located in Cork or Limirick County? Was/is it part of the Cloyne Diocese? I have found some records that could be a match, however they say Ballihea or Shandrum, which appear to be nearby?
Any insight into geography or diocese would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you so much!
Team OC
Friday 12th Jul 2019, 10:13PMMessage Board Replies
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Thanks for mentioning the sources you've used
The R C registers at the National Library site (free at registers@nli.ie/) has a map showing Charleville parish half in Cork & half in Limerick & is in Cloyne Diocese Shandrum & Ballyhea are right next to it so either could be your Connells
www.irishgenealogy.ie/ is good for Cork records & has a few possibles - not sure of location but might fit naming pattern; all are from Cork & Ross Parish South
Baptism James Connell 3 Aug 1815 Father John Connell Mother Cath Hallissy
10 June 1815 Patrick Cath Desmond
17 Jan 1815 James Ellen Sullivan
23 Feb 1816 Timothy Ellen Horgan
Col
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Monday 15th Jul 2019, 05:27AM